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Originally Posted by ComradeRob
Democracy can be defined as "majority rule". The majority could, conceivably, vote to restrict the freedom of speech (and other freedoms) of the minority (slavery in America, Jews in Nazi Germany). Democracy does not automatically guarantee any freedom; it tends to do so because most people don't really like oppression. This, however, is not a result of democracy, it's a result of the character of the voters.
Most of the good things about Western society result from the "liberal" half of liberal democracy; relatively few result from the "democracy" part.
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It's not really a majority rule if the vast majority of votes are represented in government as is the case in a parlimentary style system. Parties are given percentage of seats based on percentage of votes out of the total for that party.